Catoctin

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 PREP SOFTBALL CLEAR SPRING - Haley Thorn plated the winning run in the bottom of the seventh on a dropped fly ball by the center fielder and Clear Spring shut out Catoctin 1-0 in the season and MVAL Antietam opener for both teams on Wednesday. Amber Forrest had three hits, including a double, and Heather Schlotterbeck had two hits for the Blazers (1-0). Clear Spring 1, Catoctin 0 Catoctin    000    000    0    -     0    5    2 Clear Spring    000    000    1    -     1    8    1 Kinna and Andrew.

Much like it did in December, Williamsport’s boys basketball team coasted to an easy victory over Catoctin on Friday night. It wasn’t necessarily an artistic achievement. The unbeaten Wildcats ripped through Catoctin 76-43 to maintain its unbeaten mark through 12 games and go 7-0 in the MVAL Antietam. In December, Williamsport beat Catoctin, 85-53. “I’m pleased we got the win, but not the way we got it. The whole thing was ugly,” said Wildcats coach Scott Mowbray.

January 4, 2011 GIRLS BASKETBALL SMITHSBURG — Smithsburg’s rally from a 15-point deficit fell just short Tuesday as the Leopards suffered their first loss of the season, 40-39 to Catoctin in an MVAL Antietam game. The Leopards (6-1, 2-1) outscored Catoctin 21-7 in the fourth quarter. Katie Sprecher led Smithsburg with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. Apryl Lee had six points and six rebounds, while Sara Rishell had seven points and six rebounds.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 GIRLS BASKETBALL Catoctin 44, Williamsport 43 WILLIAMSPORT - Victoria Key had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, but Williamsport couldn't protect an 11-point halftime lead in a loss to Catoctin in the MVAL Antietam. Casey Arnone had eight points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats, who were 9-for-21 at the foul line, including 0-for-7 in the last quarter. JV: Catoctin, 35-18. CATOCTIN Hackney 6, Clemons 2, Andrew 6, Phalen 3, Woelfel 11, Grossweiler 7, Zickefoose 7, Smith 2. Totals 17 7-10 44. WILLIAMSPORT Mallott 2, Arnone 8, Christy 7, Key 15, Kastelein 1, Palmer 10. 15 9-21 43. Catoctin    10    10    14    10     -     44 Williamsport    9    22    5    7     -     43 3-point goals - Catoctin 3 (Woelfel, Andrew 2)

PREP BASEBALL Smithsburg 14, Catoctin 4 THURMONT, Md. -- Ryne Willard hit his fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot in the fifth inning to aid Smithsburg in its MVAL Antietam win against Catoctin (7-7, 3-5). Aaron Dinterman doubled twice and had two RBIs and Aaron Schroyer added two hits for the Leopards (7-6, 4-6). Smithsburg 045 030 2 -- 14 9 1 Catoctin 004 000 0 -- 4 7 1 Eyler, Cardone (3) and Gouff. Larson, Kennedy (2), Welty (3), Gounty (3)

CLEAR SPRING - Catoctin's girls basketball team bolted out of the gate but needed to hold on Tuesday to defeat Clear Spring 56-45 in an MVAL Antietam. The Cougars (9-6, 6-3) played like a team possessed in the first half, utilizing a full-court pressure to keep the Blazers (4-10, 0-8) off-balance. Catoctin forced 12 first-half turnovers and held Clear Spring to a paltry 7-for-31 shooting. Meanwhile, Kristine Erfurdt paced the Cougars with 13 points en route to a 36-17 halftime lead.

When Smithsburg’s girls basketball team fell to Catoctin 40-39 on Jan. 4, the Leopards scored just 19 points in the first three quarters and trailed by 13 entering the final quarter. On Wednesday, Smithsburg played a first quarter that was reminiscent of that first game against the Cougars. Then Katie Sprecher snapped the Leopards out of it and put them on the path to a possible MVAL Antietam championship. Sprecher scored 23 points — 16 in the middle two quarters — and Smithsburg used a 27-6 run over a 14-minute stretch to take a 32-19 lead on the way to a 51-39 victory over Catoctin.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 BOYS BASKETBALL SMITHSBURG — Aaron Dinterman had 14 points and six rebounds to lead Smithburg to a 79-42 MVAL Antietam win over Catoctin on Wednesday night. Jordan Fortson had 13 points, Brad Spickler had nine points and eight rebounds and Dylan Ianaro had seven points and four steals for the Leopards (8-8, 6-5). JV: Smithsburg, 56-38 (S: Matt Sprecher 12). CATOCTIN K. Maxey 4 0-0 9, Vardirer 0 2-2 2, Laromore 1 3-5 5, N. Maxey 2 4-4 8, Tressler 1 0-0 2, Ridenhour 2 0-0 4, Routzahn 0 0-1 0, Ellis 1 0-2 2, Smith 3 0-0 6, Reaver 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 9-14 42. SMITHSBURG (8-8, 6-5)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 GIRLS BASKETBALL Boonsboro 39, Catoctin 34 BOONSBORO - Claudia Jenkins and Tiffany Bowman combined to score all the points in Boonsboro's 10-2 run to open the third quarter as the Warriors knocked off Catoctin (9-7, 6-4) in an MVAL Antietam game Tuesday. The Warriors (10-6, 7-3) held a 17-16 at the half before working the ball inside to use their height advantage. Jenkins and Bowman scored all the points of the run off offensive rebounds.

Friday, May 31, 2013 PREP BASEBALL Hedgesville 6, Parkersburg South 3 CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Cody Butts led Hedgesville to a victory over Parkersburg South in the West Virginia Class AAA state semifinals Friday as the Eagles advanced to the championship game for the first time in program history. Butts pitched a complete game for the win, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out two. He also had two singles and two RBIs. Hedgesville (28-7) will play either Woodrow Wilson or Cabell Midland for the state title Saturday.

The 18th annual Catoctin Challenge Bicycle Ride will be held on June 22 and 23. “This year brings an entire new route to the ride,” Catoctin Challenge organizer Phil Heffler said. “Riders will not be disappointed with the challenging, scenic and fun journey.” Proceeds will benefit the Camp Greentop program in Catoctin National Park and the League for People with Disabilities. Since 1937, Camp Greentop has been giving campers, regardless of their abilities, friendship, adventures and just plain fun that summer camp brings.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 PREP BASEBALL DAMASCUS, Md. - The second trip to Damascus on Wednesday was positive for South Hagerstown. After a 3-3, eight-inning stalemate that was suspended by darkness on Tuesday, South returned and kept its season alive with a 4-3 victory over Damascus that lasted 11 innings in a Maryland Class 3A West Region quarterfinal battle. The Rebels (6-14) squandered good scoring opportunities in the ninth and 10th innings, but finally pushed across a run in the 11th.

Saturday, May 4, 2013 PREP SOFTBALL THURMONT, Md. - Catoctin clinched the MVAL Antietam Conference title outright on Saturday with a 6-1 victory over North Hagerstown. Rhianna Drieu scattered six hits for the Cougars (17-1, 13-0), allowing a run in the fourth inning when North (9-6, 9-3) tied the game, 1-1. Kaliah Frost doubled to lead off, Lauren Harbaugh sacrificed Frost to third, who then scored on an infield ground out by Rachel Thomas. Catoctin took a 3-1 lead in the fourth and added two more runs in the fifth inning.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Kevin Bair pitched a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts as Hagerstown Community College defeated visiting Allegany 6-0 on Thursday. Eric Schanzenbacher had two hits and two RBIs for the Hawks (27-23) while Garrett Sprankle had two hits and an RBI and Dylan Dunn had two RBIs in the victory. Allegany    000    000    000    -     0    7    2 HCC    100    210    20x    -     6    9    3 Redinger, Dickel (5)

Baseball North Hagerstown's Andrew Yacyk took over as the career leader in hits for the Hubs on Monday against Boonsboro. Yacyk now has 102 hits, surpassing the mark of 99 established by T.J. Hose from 2001-04. Yacyk also has gone to the top of the North leaderboard for runs scored in a career with 88, moving ahead of Charles Cvijanovich, who graduated last year. Yacyk is still tied with Randy Butts for career home runs with 18. Yacyk already is the career leader in RBIs (115)

For a team that was riding the crest of an eight-game winning streak, Clear Spring showed anything but being a contender on Monday afternoon. The Blazers had not lost since a season-opening setback to Catoctin on March 27 by a 7-5 count. Monday was no different, but probably much uglier than the first. Catoctin took hold of first place in the MVAL Antietam Conference by two games over the Blazers, ripping 12 hits and taking advantage of six Clear Spring errors and a few other mental blunders to record an 11-8 victory.

Baseball Chambersburg's Bob Thomas has been around long enough to write a book about his 49 years of memories as coach of the Trojans. Another chapter came when Thomas notched his 800th career victory Monday, 6-2 over Central Dauphin East. Thomas is 800-253 for a .720 career winning percentage. The National Federation of High Schools record book lists 37 other coaches nationally with at least 800 victories. Thomas will wait until the end of the current season before he makes a decision on returning for his 50th year.

HAGERSTOWN --   For the second night in succession, the South Hagerstown baseball team went to the seventh inning tied 2-2 with its opponent. The Rebels got the same unfortunate result Tuesday as Catoctin scored three unearned runs to deal the Rebels a 5-2 MVAL Antietam Conference setback. The sore spot is in the linescore for South -   only two runs, only three hits, committing six errors. Through five innings, pitcher Aaron Roby was as good as he's ever been and the South defense was as effective.

Monday, April 8, 2013 PREP BASEBALL North Hagerstown remained unbeaten in the MVAL Antietam Conference with a 4-2 win over Catoctin and Cougars ace Alex Kennedy on Monday. The Hubs (7-0, 5-0) touched Kennedy for a single run in the bottom of the second inning on singles by Zane Schreiber and John Britton and a balk by Kennedy. North scored three times in the fifth inning on five straight singles, including an RBI single by Andrew Yacyk, and sacrifice fly by Britton.